Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Live player count and Steam charts
"Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive" is the first strategy game ever to combine a movie-based and story-driven atmosphere of an adventure game with the intellectual challenge of a real time tactic game.In this western-style title, discover a game of strategy and tactics played out in exceptional real time.
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 27 | -1 | -3.6% | 64 |
| Jun 2026 | 28 | -2 | -6.7% | 69 |
| May 2026 | 30 | +3 | +11.1% | 72 |
| Apr 2026 | 27 | -2 | -6.9% | 61 |
| Mar 2026 | 29 | -6 | -17.1% | 70 |
| Feb 2026 | 35 | -2 | -5.4% | 86 |
| Jan 2026 | 37 | -3 | -7.5% | 85 |
| Dec 2025 | 40 | +7 | +21.2% | 86 |
| Nov 2025 | 33 | -9 | -21.4% | 79 |
| Oct 2025 | 42 | +11 | +35.5% | 102 |
| Sep 2025 | 31 | -1 | -3.1% | 74 |
| Aug 2025 | 32 | 0 | 0.0% | 68 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Apr 20, 2021Desperados Turns 20 Years Old, gets Video-Special and Franchise Sale
- Jun 16, 2020Desperados III out now!
- Apr 21, 2020Gunslinger's Paradise: John Cooper reveals Desperados III's release date!
- Aug 21, 2018Desperados III announced!
- Jul 5, 2018Update: Modern System Compatibility (Win8, Win10, Mac and Linux support) and Demo Level added!
- Nov 20, 2013Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive and Desperados Collection now available!
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 20:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in Europe, the Middle East & Africa. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 205 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
